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2 thoughts on “What we’re reading 4/13/13”

I agree that it’s pretty hypocritical of them to make those ads if good sex education is not available. However I don’t think sex ed is definitely the answer to the problem either. At my school here in the UK we have detailed sex ed, all about contraception and how everything worked and all that. But I know of a lot of girls older than me who have gotten pregnant and dropped out of school, and we all know it gets worse from there. So even if people know about condoms and stuff, it doesn’t necessarily stop pregnancy (I guess cos they don’t use them, or they aren’t effective all the time or whatever).

On the sexism and gaming thing — it’s kinda surprising to see that on (as far as I can see) a normal male gaming website. I can see why male gamers may be dismissive of criticisms of sexism in games though — male gamers have generally been looked down upon by women for ages. So now with this whole “geek is cool” thing it might be annoying for male gamers to see the women who previously made fun of them jumping on the bandwagon and furthermore demanding that games change to suit them more. The reaction is understandable.

On the porn article. I used to be against porn cos it generally seems kinda sexist, and probably contributes to guys seeing women in a certain way. Plus it doesn’t really do anything for me. But at the same time, the women in porn have chosen to do that and you have to respect it. Also I think guys that watch porn, while it might give them a certain view of women, it also helps them to develop a healthy gender identity, like it lets them identify with the male culture better, if that makes sense. So taking that away I think would be harmful.